King Charles rebuffs Prince Harry by bonding with David Beckham

King Charles III made it clear at a royal event Monday that his friendship with David Beckham is growing in what royal observers say is a clear rebuff to his son Prince Harry amid feuds engulfing both their famous families At the Chelsea Flower Show Charles warmly greeted Beckham and let everyone hear that he had sent the British soccer legend roses for his th birthday The bonding between the monarch and the sports hero comes in the days after news leaked that Beckham s oldest son Brooklyn and his daughter-in-law Nicola Peltz dined at the Montecito California mansion of Harry and Meghan Markle from whom Charles is estranged This Montecito dinner where Harry and Brooklyn Beckham could presumably commiserate over being the struggling self-exiled sons of famous powerful men follows Brooklyn s society rejection of his father s th birthday celebrations both the Daily Beast and the Daily Mail released Former England footballer David Beckham L and fashion designer Victoria Beckham R arrive for the wedding ceremony of Britain s Prince Harry Duke of Sussex and US actress Meghan Markle at St George s Chapel Windsor Castle in Windsor on May Photo by Ian West POOL AFP Photo credit should read IAN WEST AFP Getty Images The royal family knows that a well-crafted picture speaks volumes Tom Sykes the Daily Beast s European editor wrote Monday of photos of Charles and Beckham together The king s invitation to Beckham to attend his first-ever Chelsea Flower Show was a very clear rebuff to his son coming after reports that Harry and Meghan were trying to build ties with Brooklyn and Nicola The king and his wife Queen Camila approached Beckham at the flower show the Daily Mail shared Beckham also was there to represent the King s Foundation Charles personal philanthropic organization as an ambassador Your Majesty it s so nice to see you Beckham announced to Charles who astonishingly inquired if he had received the birthday present he sent according to the Daily Mail You got it didn t you Charles solicited It was incredible Beckham beamed Thank you it was very kind Camilla added Nice to see you again glad you got the roses Beckham then explained Camila about his new birthday celebrations which took place on both sides of the Atlantic and which kicked off with a star-studded party at Cipriani the special Italian restaurant in Miami The Athletic revealed But Brooklyn Beckham and Nicola Pletz the daughter of billionaire investor Nelson Peltz were notorious no-shows at the celebrations Like Harry Brooklyn Beckham has had a very community falling out with his birth family including with his mother fashion designer and former Spice Girl Victoria Beckham Sykes published that Brooklyn Beckham believes he is suffering from generational trauma using language that will be familiar to those who have followed Harry and Meghan s criticisms of Charles his brother Prince William and the rest of the royal family Sources reported the Daily Mail that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex were secretly supporting Brooklyn and Nicola seeing the similarities in their respective family feuds Sykes also noted that there were other parallels between the family feuds Both Meghan and Nicola have been blamed by particular for having turned once-favored sons against their families Meanwhile the royal family appears to be lending its advocacy to David and Victoria Beckham in their family feud Last year the king invited the Beckhams to a high-profile dinner at his private mansion in Gloucester the Daily Mail communicated The couple also were surprise guests at Buckingham Palace in December for a state banquet to mark the visit of the Emir of Qatar signaling their rise in British social circles Then last week Kate Middleton wore a suit design by Victoria Beckham for a British Fashion Council event There s also been speculation that Beckham is aiming for a knighthood while he and Charles reportedly bond over a shared love of gardening and making honey according to the Daily Mail and The Athletic Beckham once was known to be good friends with Harry and was seen as having a good influence on the prince in his younger wilder days David and Victoria Beckham also were guests at Harry and Meghan s wedding But Beckham s friendship with Harry reportedly soured after he and his wife accused the Beckhams of leaking stories about them to the media The Beckhams denied the accusations